There are 5 ways to get from London to Sandakan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
19h 47mRM 2,080–5,707Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LGW - SDK
22h 16mRM 2,201–6,203Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
26h 41mRM 2,131–4,952Fly London City Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LCY - SDK
22h 52mRM 3,036–11,047Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LHR - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
30h 9mRM 2,666–6,432
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 2000 - RM 6000 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sandakan is to fly which takes 19h 47m and costs RM 2000 - RM 6000.
The distance between London and Sandakan is 11427 km.
It takes approximately 19h 47m to get from London to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 10:10 AM in London and 5:10 PM in Sandakan.
There are 211+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between London, England and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and Royal Brunei Airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–15,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Colombo, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ashgabat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–11,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Zurich, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 75–160
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 100–180
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–230
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–220
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
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